Show GOP Appointments Urged RESIDENT TRUMAN isn't likely likely likely like like- PRESIDENT P ly to move on it but some of his genuine wishers well-wishers have been dropping discreet hints that the most important thing he can do to bring about national unity Is appoint appoint appoint ap ap- ap- ap point two top Republicans to his cabinet including cabinet Including possibly Governor Governor Gov Gay Dewey as secretary of state Most unfortunate e difficulty about the current bickering over foreign policy is the reaction abroad All Allover Allover Allover over Europe there has been indecision indecision inde inde- cislon and dismay The recent for for- policy eign-policy controversies came on top of the Korean disaster also on music-critic music top of the Presidents President's letter both of which increased lack of confidence among our allies Most people dont don't realize it but the music-critic music letter was published published published pub pub- all the way from Africa to Norway To the man in the street it may have been humorous but to the prime ministers and foreign ministers of Europe it aroused fear that the head of the United States government might lose his temper not merely over a music critic but over a potential enemy and plunge the world Into war For these and other reasons some of the top Democrats in Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington ardently hope for more unity even if it means surrounding surrounding surround surround- surround surround-I ing the President with a few They recall how bow President Roosevelt Increased unity before before before be be- fore Pearl Harbor by bringing two leading Republicans Republicans Henry Henry L. L Stimson and Frank Knox Knox- into his bis cabinet as secretary of war and secretary of the navy And while there is not too much personal enthusiasm about Governor Dewey in Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- circles he be is recognized as a man of real ability and deep sincerity as far as his country is concerned Furthermore it is believed that Secretary of State Acheson would be glad to bow out in favor of Dewey In the interest of national unity Acheson and Dewey have been conferring privately for the the last six months and several times Dewey has come to Acheson's Acheson's Acheson's Ache- Ache sons son's support Finally Acheson had privately hoped to leave the state department though he does not want to do so under fire tire Naval Comeback It It was just about a year ago the most and criticized man In Washington was Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews At that time the admirals were up in arms over unification and one admiral had to be relieved Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Crommelin was campaigning for a super airplane carrier A secret secret secret sec sec- ret propaganda agency in the navy was shooting out malice against the air forces And Matthews Matthews Mat Mat- MatI I was branded as a freshwater freshwater freshwater fresh fresh- water executive from Omaha whose knowledge of shipping was confined to mud scows on the Missouri river However the political pendulum has a habit of swinging into Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and today Matthews is riding riding rid rid- ing tug the crest of the wave Secret of his comeback was keeping keeping keep keep- ing lag quiet being a good sport and working closely with the efficient new executive whom he picked to tobe tobe tobe be chief of naval operations operations Adm Forrest Sherman Today the navy has scored some soul real triumphs in the Korean Korean Korean Ko Ko- Ko- Ko rean War especially the evacuation evacuation evac evac- nation of where not nota a single life was lost And the much debated super airplane carrier which the navy so much wanted Is t to be built after alter all Note Admiral Sherman who was Matthews Matthew's personal choice to tobe tobe tobe be chief of naval operations has been so fair with the army and air force that i if General Bradley should be promoted to become white house chief of staff Sherman would probably succeed him as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Morse Says No During every recent election Wayne Morse the Independent pro-labor pro senator from Oregon has waltzed out into the political arena to make speeches for his conservative conservative conservative con con- anti 1 labor a b bar a r GOP Col Col- leagues No matter how bow much Morse disagreed with those colleagues colleagues col cal leagues he rallied to their support at election time time even even making a speech against his close friend Democratic Sen Paul Douglas of Illinois in favor of the Chicago Tribunes Tribune's candidate Curley Brooks Now however Morse says no nomore nomore nomore more They need not think they can get me to campaign all aU around the country for lor reactionary candidates candidates candidates can can- he told friends and Hand then discipline me In the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican conference by not putting putting putting put put- ting me on the policy polley commit commit- tee Ive I've supported my last reactionary reactionary reactionary re re- Republican and they can lump it When the new policy committee was announced at nt a door closed caucus North Dakotas Dakota's Sen Bill Langer snorted I Ul protest this kind of a committee with no progressives progressives pro pro- on it |